Guest Speakers and Performers
| Lieutenant General Christopher F Burne, USAF (retired), was the 17th Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Following the lead of his father, a highly decorated World War II Eighth Air Force veteran, he was commissioned in 1983, retiring from active duty as a 3-star general after 35-years of service. He is a two-time recipient of the AF Distinguished Service Medal. |
| Jim Martin, Adams County Commissioner, Vice Chairman began his first term as County Commissioner in 2012. He was born and raised in Adams County and graduated from Gettysburg High School. He and his wife Ginny have resided in Menallen Township and Butler Township for the past 37 years, homeschooling their four children, who are all now college graduates and married. Commissioner Martin holds an Associate Degree and Bachelors Degree in Forestry and a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics. Following formal education, Commissioner Martin was employed by the Farmers Home Administration as a County Supervisor of two counties. This position provided invaluable experience implementing and managing governmental loan programs for individuals and farmers and coordinating with local governmental agencies. |
| Zach Bolitho is the Deputy Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. A 25-year National Park Service veteran, Bolitho began his civil service career as a Rural Training Instructor with the United State Peace in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands. Since then, Zach and has held leadership roles at multiple parks across the country. He previously served as Division Lead for Resource Stewardship and Planning at Gettysburg NMP and Eisenhower NHS. Bolitho holds a B.S. in Conservation of Natural Resources and an M.S. in Environmental Biology. He is known for his collaborative leadership style and commitment to historic preservation. |
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Christopher Gwinn is a fifteen-year veteran of the National Park Service. He is a 2006 graduate of Gettysburg College and holds a Masters Degree in Public History. He has worked as an Interpretive Park Ranger at Antietam National Battlefield, Boston National Historical Park, and the National Mall and Memorial Parks, where he created some of the first public programming conducted at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Currently the Chief of Interpretation and Education at Gettysburg National Military Park, he manages and oversees all aspects of the visitor experience, and has written numerous articles and journal entries on the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War era.
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| Jari Villanueva retired from the United States Air Force, where he spent 23 years with the United States Air Force Band in Washington, DC. He is also retired from the state of Maryland, where he served as Director of Military Funeral Honors from 2008 to 2017. He is regarded as the country’s foremost expert on military bugle calls, particularly the call of Taps, which is played at military funerals. October 2024, Villanueva was appointed President of The Doughboy Foundation, which supports programs, projects, and activities that educate the public about America’s participation in World War I. His primary focus is overseeing the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC. Jari serves as the President Emeritus of Taps For Veterans and is the founder of Taps Across America, an annual event that occurs at 3 pm on Memorial Day. |
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